journal article·2025-08

Flow‐Through Nanozymes With Dynamic Modulated Cavity for Photoelectrocatalytic Selective Debromination

Qihao Xie, Ziwen An, Kuang Chen, Junzhuo Cai, Shaohan Xu, Ruochen Yang, Lina Li, Guohua Zhao

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Abstract

Abstract Nanozymes represent a novel and promising technology for selective pollutant removal in wastewater treatment. Here, nanozymes with dynamic modulated active cavities on single‐crystal Co 3 O 4 (di‐Co 3 O 4 ) is developed. These nanozymes exhibit exceptional selectivity and catalytic efficiency in removing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), achieving 100% removal of a specific class of PBDEs, preferentially adsorbing less brominated PBDEs to effectively eliminate their toxicity. Experimental and theoretical calculations reveal that this enzyme‐like specificity arises from Co─Br chemical bond interactions within the active cavities, accommodating bromine atoms with low spatial resistance. In‐situ X‐ray absorption spectroscopy is employed to monitor the photoelectrocatalytic process, demonstrating that bromine atoms occupy the active cavities and that divalent cobalt serves as the targeted adsorption site, facilitating efficient debromination at −0.6 V (versus SCE). The integration of flow cells enhances the removal efficiency of di‐Co 3 O 4 and synergistically improves their anti‐interference capability against co‐existing contaminants in complex systems. This work offers a novel design strategy for wastewater remediation and advances the dynamic tracking of photoelectrocatalytic processes.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Nanomaterials in Catalysis · Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques · Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques

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Affiliations

School of Chemical Science and Engineering Key Laboratory of Spine and Spinal Cord Injury Repair and Regeneration Ministry of Education Tongji Hospital Tongji University Shanghai 200092 P. R. China

Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility Shanghai Advanced Research Institute Shanghai 201800 P. R. China

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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